“The first big gig for Starship was opening for Skynyrd in Florida in front of like 30,000 people. I had all these note-for-note solos, going, ‘God, I hope I nail these!’” Alastair Greene played sideman to rock greats –before he came back to the blues

Alastair Greene.

After touring with The Alan Parsons Project and Starship, Alastair Greene decided to change his focus – and if his latest album, Standing Out Loud, is evidence, he was right to return to blues rock.

“I recommitted to the solo thing before the pandemic,” the 53-year-old tells Guitar World. “It’s been great. This record came in at No. 3 behind Slash on the blues chart, and we’ve been getting a lot of radio play.”